Having A Thug

Chapter 12

I walked away and Ronald stopped me.




"What was that about?" He asked me.

"It's nothing. Just some bull shit." I said





"Well yeah I see. I don't want anything popping off in here. If something happens, that's my a** and that's your job. You're one of my best dancers and I don't want that to happen ok?" He said said giving me a  serious look.





"I understand I promise it won't happen again." I said and I walked off. Ricko said he didn't want me working here and that almost happened. Ugh, now I'm just ready to go home because he made my mood all types of bad.








*





I went to go get Jaheim then went in the house and boy was i tired. I took a shower and I was about ready to fall asleep standing up so i tried to make my shower as quick as possible. When i got out Jaheim was up and was ready to play. He is the only baby I know that just get up out of no where ready to play.




"Mommy." he said.



"Yes baby." I said laying in the bed with my eyelids drooping.


"Pway?"


"Baby, mama tired. She need some rest, and you need to go sleep its late." I told him and he laid back quietly letting me fall asleep and later on him.






Sunday

I woke up and took care of everything, Jaheim was still sleep and it was so quiet. I went outside to go check the mail and it was freezing cold all of a sudden like we just had a random cold front.





I hurried up and got the mail and all they had was bills and sales paper. I was about to go in until something caught my attention. This man was sitting in his car across the street just looking at me. It was creeping me out so I hurried up and went in the house locking both locks.






I looked out the window to see if he was still looking at me but he was leaving. Thank god.



Jaheim woke up and I got him situated then started going over some school work. When I was done I just decided to take Jaheim out for some fun since we don't spend as much time together as we use to.



"Bubba, you want to go to chuckee cheese?" I asked him. That's his favorite place, I took him there before and he cried like someone was trying to kill him when it was time to go.



"Yesh." He said. I got him ready then I got ready. We was dressed warm since it was cool outside. I grabbed my belongings then we left.








RICKO POV




I woke up and got myself situated and man did i have a huge hangover. I had too much to drink last night. When Tracy said what she said to me last night, I got super drunk. I guess I was pissed.



The doorbell went off and I put a shirt and shorts on, with some socks and Jordan slides. I went downstairs to answer the door and it was Smoky.



"Wassup Lil Rick."



"Wassup Trill." I said dappin him and he came in.




We went to the living room and lighted up a blunt. We was just chilling, it was one of those days.




"What yo a** been doing?" He asked me taking a puff.




"Shit nothing."




"You talk to Tracy?"




"Hxll naw, she trippin." I said smoking.


"I know. What was all that bull shxt about last night?"



"I told her I didn't want her to work as a stripper no more. I mean come on, who wants their girl working as a stripper. All them beat down a** nxggas staring and getting touchy touchy with her. If any nxgga gon get touchy touchy with her, it's gon be me."



"Dxmn Lil Rick jealous."




"Nah I ain't jealous cuz she mines."




"Shxt not no more. I heard what she said last night. If I'm not mistaking, she said I'm done with this. Now what that mean?" He said being funny.


"Man whatever"




"Yeah whatever. But what was she talking bout when she said something bout you and the next girl?"



"She was talking bout Destiny."



"You still fxcking with her?"




"Nah it was just a booty call. I was still pissed off from when Tracy left. Ah nxgga was getting sexually frustrated too."



"So out of all people you call her? Nxgga you shouldn't have called anybody period. How you gon start something with a new girl but you handling your sexual needs with the old one. I think you the one trippin. I'm being real with you cuz we homies. I been knowing you for 16yrs. C'mon Lil Rick you gotta get yo shxt together."



"Dxmn. You right."



"Duh. Well I gotta go. I'm finna go make this money and head home to the baby mama." Smoky said putting out his blunt and getting up.



"Aight. Tell Christina I said sup."



"Aight." We dapped then he left. I went to my room and my phone was ringing. I never get a break.



I saw it was my sister, Alysha.






"Hello."



"Dxmn Ricko, I called you like 5 times."



"My bad. I was downstairs ta--"


"Yeah ok. I'm in a hurry and I really need you to do me a favor."


"You interrupt me like that again I'm not doing anything."




"I have to be at work and I need you to take Essence. She said she wants to come over there and not mama's. I guess she misses her uncle."




"Ok you can drop her off."





*



25mins later Alysha dropped off Essence. Essence is my 6yr old niece. She's mixed with Cherokee, has long curly, and she's very smart. For a girl her age, she knows a lot.




"Hey uncle Ricko." She said hugging me.




"Hey Essence. Girl you getting heavy." I said picking her up.




"No I'm not."



"Yes you are." I said tickling her.



"So what you want to do today?"



"I want to go somewhere fun."




"Like where?"



"Can we go to Chuckee Cheese?" She asked as I put her down.



"Out of all the places in Atlanta, you chose that."



"Please uncle. Please please please please please please."



"Ok let me go get dressed."


"Hurry up Mr." She said and I went to get dress and we left.





**




We got to Chuckee Cheese and it was a lot of kids everywhere. Jumping, Yelling, Playing and everything. Out of everyone there I spotted two people and that was Jaheim and Tracy. They was sitting at a table eating.




"Uncle can I get $5 for tokens to go play?" Essence asked me. I gave her the money and she ran off. I went up to where Tracy was to talk to her.





"Sup Tracy?"




"Ricko what are you doing here? It's like you stalking me."



"Nah it's just faith." I said sitting by them.




"Of course."



"Sup lil man." I said looking at Jaheim and he waved.




"Tracy I need to talk to you."


"Not right now. I'm about to take him to play."



"Essence!" I yelled calling her over. She ran to where I was at.



"Oh my gosh. He is so cute!" She said talking about Jaheim.



"Essence this is Jaheim. Can you take him with you to play."



"Sure."


"Rick--"


"Tracy it's ok. She loves kids, she's going to watch him." I said and Essence left with Jaheim.



"Now can we talk?" I continued




"I guess."


"Good. Let me start off with me saying I'm sorry. I know I was bullshxtting around and shouldn't have had that girl over. I was real fxcked up for that and causing a scene last night."



"And I'm sorry that I walked out on you. I just needed time to think."



"Sooooo?"



"Sooooo what?"



"After all that thinking, what's your answer?"



"To being your girl?"


"No to being my lawyer......yes to being my girl." I said making her laugh. Man I missed that smile.




"Yes." She said and I leaned over the table to kiss her. I missed her soft lips too.



"Oooh Uncle Ricko gotta girlfriend." I heard Essence say. I pulled back, turned around and she was standing by Jaheim looking at us with a smile. Tracy was laughing.



"Yup. Uncle Ricko gotta girlfriend." Tracy said looking at me.